Lead Network Infrastructure engineer, £60-70k + 20% pension + benefits, London (Hybrid 2 days in the office)
Do you want to be responsible for designing, building, testing, implementing, and operating a large London council's network? As the Lead Network Infrastructure engineer you will need to relish technology, have strong knowledge of both cloud and on-premises, and know what good looks like for the whole networking area including best practices for configuration and monitoring. The role will contribute significantly to the cloud migration strategy, governance, and best practices whilst leading a team of engineers.
There is a large transformation happening and now is a key time to join this council, to lead the networking team and technical direction. This is your chance to build, secure and run new cloud platforms and systems, delivering a network that will ultimately be used by thousands of staff and residents.
Are you strong with a range of infrastructure and network technologies including Cisco Meraki, Cisco ACI, Palo Alto Firewalls and an understanding of network fundamentals and security protocols? Do you have strong technical skills and problem-solving abilities, experience with cloud architecture, specifically Microsoft Azure, Ability to manage technical teams and projects and have a commitment to security standards (ISO27001, PCI-DSS, PSN).
This is a technical leadership position, and both technical networking and team management will be key capabilities you will need to demonstrate and deliver on.
There is a flexible working approach where you will likely need to be office based 2 days per week. There is a very generous benefits package with up to 20% pension contribution, and an out of hours allowance for the on-call rota